Titans quarterback Chris Simms on Friday turned down a plea deal in New York City from his driving while high on marijuana case. Prosecutors offered Simms a chance to plead guilty to driving while impaired, a traffic violation that would have included a $500 fine, five days of community service and a 90-day drivers’ license suspension. Simms now has a March […]

Titans backup quarterback Chris Simms is due back in court on Jan. 21 on his driving while impaired by drugs case in New York. At a hearing on Tuesday, a judge ruled Simms can’t keep the admissions police say he made about smoking marijuana from being used in the case. Simms told me a few […]

One name that’s not getting much attention as the Titans turn their efforts toward stabilizing the quarterback position is Rusty Smith. Maybe that’s no surprise, since Smith, a sixth-round draft pick last April, has all of one start in his brief NFL career. Still, it seems Smith’s stock has taken a noticeable dip based on […]

Chris Simms replaced Rusty Smith as the No. 2 quarterback against the Jaguars. Smith started the previous week at Houston. Coach Jeff Fisher said he expects Simms, signed on Nov. 23, to remain in the No. 2 role the rest of the season. “He’s played a lot more games than Rusty has,” Fisher said. Share […]

Coach Jeff Fisher didn’t rule out Kerry Collins as the starter for Sunday’s game against Jacksonville. Collins missed the past two games because of a strained calf muscle, but was healthy enough to serve as the backup in Sunday’s loss at Houston. Fisher said Collins will be day-to-day this week. Collins had done some light […]

HOUSTON Quarterback Kerry Collins (calf) worked out on the field prior to kickoff and moved well enough to convince coaches and trainers he could backup rookie Rusty Smith. Chris Simms was the No. 3 quarterback. Collins hasn’t practiced since suffering the injury on Nov. 14. Coach Jeff Fisher said Collins would be “day to day” […]

Chris Simms says the most significant challenge that rookie quarterback Rusty Smith will face in his first NFL start on Sunday will be managing his emotions. The 30-year-old Simms recalled that being the case when he made his first NFL start for Tampa Bay against New Orleans in October 2004. Jon Gruden coached the Buccaneers […]

Quarterback Chris Simms spent much of the 2008 season and all of the 2010 offseason with the Titans. On Wednesday, he returned to practice once again in Nashville. He was signed earlier in the week to provide a veteran back-up presence to rookie starter Rusty Smith – at least until Kerry Collins recovers from his […]

Rookie Rusty Smith stepped onto the practice field as the first-team quarterback on Wednesday and will make his first NFL start on Sunday against the Texans at Houston. “It’s a dream come true to be able to start an NFL game as quarterback, something I’ve looked forward to for a long time,” Smith said. Smith […]

The Titans signed quarterback Chris Simms and placed Vince Young on injured reserve Tuesday. Coach Jeff Fisher said Monday the Titans would make those moves. Simms, released by the Titans at the end of training camp, will be Rusty Smith’s backup. Kerry Collins (calf) is out indefinitely. The Titans also worked out quarterbacks J.T. O’Sullivan […]